> Some cafes pay tipped employees less, though they are guaranteed $15 an hour if tips don’t make up for it. This means your tips are largely not going to the

> Some cafes pay tipped employees less, though they are guaranteed $15 an hour if tips don’t make up for it. This means your tips are largely not going to the employees, but instead are simply allowing the business to lower their payroll costs -- at least until tips exceed the real bare minimum the business is allowed to pay their employees. "Would you like to increase Starbucks' profit margin or look like a jerk?"